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Nice in the Bow Lake parking lot - not so nice about 500 meters further across the lake!

I've spent many winter mornings skiing across Bow Lake and it's usually pretty darn frosty - this day was no exception.

Great skin track up the terrain trap that is the Bow Hut / Glacier approach route. Vulture Peak looms way off in the distance.

Near the end of the trail through the canyon, there's a few steep rolls to get up out of it onto slopes to climber's left.

Skinning out of the Bow Canyon.

TJ waits for Ben and I at the Bow Hut with The Onion above to the left.

TJ and Ben follow a well-worn skin track up the headwall above the Bow Hut that gives access to the Wapta Icefield.

Here we are traversing under St. Nicholas' west face with Gordon on the right and Olive at center.

Looking back as we ascend to the Olive / St. Nicholas col.

St. Nicholas at left, Olive in the distance.

A gorgeous view of Mount Collie. It took me another four years, but I did end up climbing this fantastic peak in April of 2014.

A group of skiers on Mount Gordon.

St. Nicholas at right.

A large group on the lower slopes of Mount Gordon with Des Poilus and Collie in the distant bg.

Turning towards the St. Nich / Olive col at left.

Ascending to the col.

Views towards Rhondda and Ayesha (L) from the col.

View west from the Olive (L) and St. Nicholas (oos R) with Mount Gordon at center.

I have great memories of climbing St. Nicholas Peak along the ridge at left back in 2006 as a two peak day combined with Mount Olive.

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